Stove attachment.



H. M. SPEARS. STOVE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1914. RENEWED JAN. 2

Patented Aug. 241, 1915.

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nEnnY'M. SPEARS, OF'LIVLLINGTON, arom CAROLINA.

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I Specification of Iiettersla'tent. #:Patented Aug, 24,1915,

.-*.App1ication filedMarchA, '1914, Seria1 No. 822,495. Renewed-January 25,1915. Serial'No. 4,355.

To all whom-it may; concern j (Be it; known that I, 1 HENRY Mt Srnans, a citizen of the'United States, residing at'Lillington, in the county of lilarnett and State of North, Carolina, have inventednew and usefulImprovements in, Stove Attachments, of which the'following is a specification.

Mlhis,invention relates ,to stove attachments; andit has for its; primaryobject the provision; of 1 an, attachment of i this, character which will be, formed of non-metallic materialmounted upon the stove in such relation to' the oven thereof that will necessi-- tate "its-being directly engaged against the hand, or arm: of the person and'which will consequently prevent thehand from being brought into direct contact with. the hot metal parts of the oven during the opera tion of inserting hot vessels therein or removingsuch vessels therefrom.

A still further object of the. invention is the provision'of a protecting device of the above described character which may be readily applied to stoves of standard con struction.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device=of this character which may be connected with theoven and which will be adjustable to an active position on the opening of the door of the oven and subsequently returned to an inactive position when the door is closed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure l is a vertical section through a portion of the stove, showing the application of the invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the shelf; Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the protector; Fig. l is a vertical section through a portion of a stove showing the movable protector in an active protecting position; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the grate, showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

Ordinarily, stoves of the type shown in Fig. 1 have their, metallic parts around the oven so exposed that the hand of the operator is frequently brought in direct contact therewith during the operation of inserting vessels in the oven or removing the same therefrom, and as the metal is extremely hot the hand is burned through engagement therewith and very often permanent scars are left upon the hand. To avoid these objections through the ordinary form of oven, I propose to employ a protecting device 1 consisting of a metal member 2 rolled'along one of itsilohQfillClinal edges, as at 3, and rece ving a ,rod 4, the extremities of which are [extended respectively beyond the oppo site ends of the rolled portion so as to form pintles that areadaptedto find bearings in suitable receivingjpassages formed in the side walls of theoven A inv the stove B. a The said attachment 1 ismounted to swing with relation tothe door opening C of the oven and it'is disposed immediately adjacent to the corner D at the upperpart of the oven and atthe topof the door opening. lhe materialfl has an angular portion 5, to which is secured a sheet of asbestos 6, the latter having a-portion 7 extending under oneside of thematerial 2 as clearly illustratedin Figsa3 and 4. Under the inherent qualities of material such asasbestos above named it will, ofcourse, become heated, but as it contains no metallic constituents it will not scar the hand when the latter is engaged therewith.

The top wall of the oven is disposed at right angles to the front wall of the stove and incident to the corresponding angular formationof the protector l, and further throughthe factthat-the protector is free for swinging. movement, itobviously arises that on adjustment of the protector to the positionrshownin'Figtp the corner E of the oven will be completely covered. This being the point which lies in the direct path of insertion of the hand in the compartment E of the oven, it is seen that the asbestos material of the protector will be that part with which the hand will come in contact duringthe operation of inserting the hand into the oven or withdrawing the same therefrom. a

In order to permit the device to be automatically moved to respectively active and inactive positions as the door of the oven is opened, I provide the attachment with arms 8, 8 having small spherical knobs 9 at their outer ends. These rods are secured in any suitable well known manner to the device, and beneath the axis thereof they are adapted to protrude through the door opening as shown in Fig. 4 where they will be disposed in the direct path of movement of the door. The device is further provided with one or more weights 10. and under the action of these weights the device normally tends to move toa protecting position as shown in Fig. 4: when the door of the oven is opened. Through this arrangement it is seen that immediately on the opening of the door the device will be adjusted to the position shown walls of the oven. The door F of the oven is of that type which swings in a vertical direction and during the operation of moving the door to a closed position the rods 8, 8 will be engaged by the door and the protectingdevice will be immediately returned to its normal position shown in Fig. l, and

will not interfere with a full closing of the door. 1

In order to protect the hand against contacting with the metal front portion of the shelf G I provide the front edge of the shelf with a protecting device 11- of ashes tos, the latter having portions 12 and 13, respectively extending over the upper and lower surfaces of the front edge of the shelf. This form of the device may be riveted or otherwise suitably secured in place uponthe shelf. a

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the protector consists of a member lt of ashes tos having its'main protecting portion rolled over a reinforcing rod 15. The protector is then provided with a portion 16 which eX- tends under the front bar 17 of the shelf. Suitable clips 18 are used for the purpose of securing the protector in place upon the bar 17.

I claim l. A protecting device for stove ovens comprising a swinging member normally lyingwithin the oven and constructed of non-metallic material, the said member be- 'means operating on the opening ofthe door of the oven for moving the protector to an active position over the adjacent metallic returning the device to its normal position.

3. A protecting device for stoveovens comprising a swinging member normally lying within the oven and constructed of non-metallic material, the said member being located at the open end of the oven, means operating on the opening of the door of the oven for moving theprotector to an active position over the adjacent metallic surface of the oven, and meansforming a part of the protector and lying in the path of movement of the door and engaged thereby on the movement of the door to a closed position so as to return the protector to its normal position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signatur in presence of two witnesses. 1

HENRY M. SPEARS.

Witnesses:

E. EDMoNs'roN, J12, JAMES R. POEHL.

surface of the oven, and means operating I on the closlng of the door of the oven for Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 1

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